Need a fixed IP address - any recommendations ?

[Stuart12]

Hi Guys

I am self employed and do paperwork from home.I have BT home broadband which was renewed for 12 months late last year. I now need to access a remote secure service which requires I have a fixed IP address. I have spoken to the ever helpful BT who have advised that they only offer this on Business packages and the only way they would change to a business account is if I ran the 2 broadband services side by side which would include having to pay for an additional line.

Google suggests I can pay for a VPN service to supply a fixed IP but there seem to be thousands of sites most of which seem to be pushing the fact they allow you to stream contents from other countries and / or hide your identity.

Does anyone have any recommendations of any providers of such a service or any experience with one?

[rob_1990]

Hi Stuart,

You will struggle to get a fixed IP on any 'home' broadband connection.

How about using Dyn DNS? it essentially gives you a hostname that stays the same and then tracks your dynamic IP address which will change.

https://dyn.com/dns/

[Stuart12]

Thanks Rob

I will have a look at that now

[rob_1990]

Another thought, although I've never used it, is noip.com, a free dynamic DNS.

https://www.noip.com/

Cheers

[n3il123]

rob_1990 said:

Hi Stuart,

You will struggle to get a fixed IP on any 'home' broadband connection.

How about using Dyn DNS? it essentially gives you a hostname that stays the same and then tracks your dynamic IP address which will change.

https://dyn.com/dns/

That works incoming to your site, but wouldn't work if the site you are trying to access requires some sort of verification of the IP that you are accessing from?

[rob_1990]

n3il123 said:

That works incoming to your site, but wouldn't work if the site you are trying to access requires some sort of verification of the IP that you are accessing from?

Good point. A VPN with static IP might be the only option then other than to change ISPs.

[anonymous-user]

Not much help since you've recently renewed but a static ip from Plusnet only costs £5 and ironically they're owned by BT

[Nimby]

keirik said:

Not much help since you've recently renewed but a static ip from Plusnet only costs £5 and ironically they're owned by BT

This. And to be clear - it's a one-off £5 payment, not a monthly charge.

[akirk]

BT business broadband is not an issue at a home address - I run my business from an office in the garden - and have no issue with one line and a BT business broadband account and a fixed IP address - it isn't necessarily the cheapest option, but seems very reliable and at the time was the only way to get faster broadband...

so whoever told you that you would need two lines etc. is wrong - you might though need your home line to be on the business account - but you can keep the same number

[Sam.]

https://www.dynu.com/

Been using this for years.

Windows update client and a Linux based perl update client.

Cant fault them, No fees, no time out.

[SwissJonese]

Just get upgraded to BT Business (you don't need an extra line). It was only about £10 extra per month for me working from home and needing a fixed IP. People like PlusNet give you Fixed IP for free.

[Craikeybaby]

Plusnet charge a one off £5 fee for a fixed IP address on their home broadband packages.

It is just a shame the service, and customer service are crap. I will be looking to leave when my contract is up in the next few months, but would like to keep a fixed IP address if possible.

[Dave2P]

Zen give you a static IP with all their broadband and fibre packages.

We've been with them for a couple of years and happy with their service. And they're not BT!

[anonymous-user]

Plusnet, small charge for a static ip, not sure if monthly or one off.

[Ean218]

+1 for Zen, been with them donkeys years for business home and various family members. We all have fixed IP addresses.

[AB]

Anyone know if you can get a static IP from Sky? Not called them yet.

Just got a VOIP handset for when working from home and it stops working whenever the dynamic IP changes.

[matjk]

I’m with virgin and want a dynamic ip and I’m stuck with a static one , technically not a proper static but you can’t actually change the bloody thing !!

[Wings]

Plusnet and also John Lewis offer a static IP address for a payment of £5, both operate on the back of BT, with John Lewis having the best after sales technical service i have ever experienced.

[pharmvrs]

I’m with BT business and have a static/fixed IP.... I get the feeling I’m paying well over the odds!

[mr_spock]

Claranet. Should offer fixed IPs on the SOHO service. I have 6, but then I'm an ex-employee.